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On Sale! $96 FREE SHIPPING! Epox Motherboard for AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# EP-8RDA+
This mobo is shipping with new C1 stepping and is way faster then the other nforce2 mobos, 243 fsb ? right out of the box.

Processor - Supports Socket-A AMD processors (Athlon/Duron)
- Supports FSB 200/266/333 MHz (400MHz - unofficially*)
Chipset nForce2 - North Bridge nForce2 SPP
- South Bridge - nForce2 MCP-T
- Interbridge Bus - HyperTransport (800 MB/s)
System memory - Three 184-pin slots for the DDR SDRAM DIMM
- Maximum memory capacity 3 GB DDR SDRAM
- Supported memory types PC1600/PC2100/PC2700/PC3200
- 128-bit dual-channel memory access
Graphics - AGP slot, supporting the 4x/8x modes
Expansivity Options - Six 32-bit PCI 2.2 slots
- Six USB 2.0 ports (four integrated and two external ports)
- Integrated audio nForce2 APU
- LAN controller nForce2
- 2 Firewire ports (external) - optional, available on our board
Overclocking options - Processor/memory/AGP voltage is variable, with the multiplier adjustable;
- FSB adjustable in 1MHz increments between 100 MHz and 250 MHz
Disk subsystem - Integrated UltraDMA IDE controller (2 channel UltraDMA133/100/66/33 Bus Master IDE with support for up to 4 ATAPI-devices)
- Support for LS-120 / ZIP / ATAPI CD-ROM
BIOS - 2MBit Flash ROM
- Award BIOS v6.00PG with support for Enhanced ACPI, DMI, Green, PnP Features and Trend Chip Away Virus
Miscellaneous - One port for FDD, two serial and one parallel ports, PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard.
Monitoring - Processor & chipset temperatures monitoring, voltage and fan rotation speed controlled
Power management - ACPI/APM
- Wake-up from modem, mouse, keyboard, LAN, timer and USB
Power - Standard 20-pin power supply socket ATX (ATX-PW)
Dimensions - ATX form factor, 305mm x 245mm (12" x 9.63")


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cakin

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how do you tell if it is a c1 stepping, my new board arrived a few days ago
 
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sak

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its be nice to put that info in the heading..and give up a little head notice..

TIA
 
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divide by zero

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The newegg listing doesn't specify the stepping so how are you assured that you will receive the C1 stepping?
 
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is there anyway to tell the stepping without opening the box? also, last time i checked, mwave had it for $95.XX not sure about the stepping though....
 
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chizow

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Originally posted by: shady06
is there anyway to tell the stepping without opening the box? also, last time i checked, mwave had it for $95.XX not sure about the stepping though....
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No, unless you somehow managed to figure out the last serial # that had an A2 stepping northbridge.

Just to clarify, the new A1/C1 SPP northbridges are what nVidia has referred to internally as Crush18-D. Its basically a cooler running northbridge with tweaked memory controllers to better handle 400MHz FSB and beyond. This will also be the northbridge stepping used in the rebadged nForce2 Ultra 400's boards. Any other potential changes like increasing the VDD to improve stability are done external to the SPP. This doesn't mean your A2/A3 boards will not be able to hit 200MHz FSB, it just might be much more difficult for you to hit those speeds. I was able to run at 203MHz FSB on my 1.04 A7N8X-DLX, but my new A1/C1 rev. 2.0 does it with ease and has the option for 200MHz FSB in the BIOS. I'm running 11.5 x 207MHz now w/out even pushing it.

I've also noticed the MCP-T southbridge runs much cooler as well, and carries a new stepping code and revision as well. (A4/C1). I'm planning to push my FSB further tonite, as my 2500+ Barton arrives today. :beer::D

Chiz
 
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Originally posted by: chizow
Originally posted by: shady06
is there anyway to tell the stepping without opening the box? also, last time i checked, mwave had it for $95.XX not sure about the stepping though....
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No, unless you somehow managed to figure out the last serial # that had an A2 stepping northbridge.

Just to clarify, the new A1/C1 SPP northbridges are what nVidia has referred to internally as Crush18-D. Its basically a cooler running northbridge with tweaked memory controllers to better handle 400MHz FSB and beyond. This will also be the northbridge stepping used in the rebadged nForce2 Ultra 400's boards. Any other potential changes like increasing the VDD to improve stability are done external to the SPP. This doesn't mean your A2/A3 boards will not be able to hit 200MHz FSB, it just might be much more difficult for you to hit those speeds. I was able to run at 203MHz FSB on my 1.04 A7N8X-DLX, but my new A1/C1 rev. 2.0 does it with ease and has the option for 200MHz FSB in the BIOS. I'm running 11.5 x 207MHz now w/out even pushing it.

I've also noticed the MCP-T southbridge runs much cooler as well, and carries a new stepping code and revision as well. (A4/C1). I'm planning to push my FSB further tonite, as my 2500+ Barton arrives today. :beer::D

Chiz
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dude, thanx a lot for the info, some guy was tryin to sell me a SEALED 8rda+ with guareented c1 stepping, i really appreciate the heads up

 
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chizow

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Originally posted by: shady06
dude, thanx a lot for the info, some guy was tryin to sell me a SEALED 8rda+ with guareented c1 stepping, i really appreciate the heads up
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Np, actually I should revise my statement somewhat. If the 8RDA+ has a revision listed on the box, he might have been basing his guarantee on that; or if he was a dealer that just received new stock and verified C1 on a few of the boards, he might have been assuming they were all C1. Going by revision (silkscreened on the PCB) number alone is decent verficiation, but of course the PCB and the ICs are not mutually dependent. The second best method would be using a software utility like WCPUID that reads the actually netBIOS data from the various ICs, but this still isn't the best guarantee. The last and most reliable is examining the northbridge itself, which requires removing the heatsink.

Chiz
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chizow

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Originally posted by: soup or man
just out of curiosity...are bartons unlocked by nForce2 boards like Tbreds are?
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From what I've read, yes, however, there's a small caveat to that. The 333MHz CPUs seem to be limited to the high (>13x) or the low (<13) multipliers depending on which side of 13 their stock multiplier is on. So the 2500+ Barton would be limited to multiplier adjustments below 12.5x. The 266MHz XPs were fully adjustable from high to low. The workaround is to default the chip to 266MHz FSB by altering one of the L3 (or was it L5? I forget) bridges or by performing the paint or wire trick on the pins. I'll know more about this tonite, but I don't plan on using anything over 12.5x unless I'm able to OC beyond 2500MHz. 12.5x with a FSB @ 200MHz should be plenty for my target OC of 2300-2400MHz.

Chiz
 
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tbates757

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I have a C1 Southbridge 8RDA+ and I still can't go over 190FSB without blue screen before entering windows, so I wouldn't be totally gung-ho on buying this
 
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